In Qala-e-Zal district of Kunduz province four militants, including a Taliban key commander, were killed.

“The security forces launched coordinated offensive on Taliban hideout in Ghushi village of Qala-e-Zal district early Sunday, killing four rebels including their notorious commander Mawlawi Ismael on the spot,” district governor Abdul Momin said

Two more militants sustained injuries in the fighting, the official asserted.